Social Worker - LLMSW - Behavioral Health - 40 hrs/wk - Days - Maplegrove
West Bloomfield, MI 
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Posted 6 days ago
Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Social Worker Intern is responsible for creating outcomes for the patient and family
by managing complex psychosocial and economic co-morbidities. Provide education
and consultation regarding resources, collaborate to develop a discharge plan and
facilitate and monitor its implementation. Assist patient/family adjust to and cope with
illness, diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis. Through advanced practice skills
mobilizes resources to reduce risk, serves as a liaison between the hospital and the
community. In addition offers crisis interventions to patient/family.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

  • Masters degree in Social Work from an accredited program required.
  • Ability to interview, assess, organize and problem solve. Ability to identify
    appropriate community resources on assigned caseload and to work collaboratively
    with patients, families, multidisciplinary team and community agencies to achieve
    desired patient outcomes.
  • Ability to analyze data. Familiar with PC. Exposure and/or experience in pre-acute
    and post-acute care, as well as community resources. Ability to work independently
    with minimal supervision, as well as to develop collaborative relationships with
    physicians, families, patients, interdisciplinary team and other community agencies.
    Ability to analyze, develop and manage change; to integrate Continuous Quality
    Improvement principles for service and organization work improvements.
  • Ability to work with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; be
    flexible, open-minded and adaptable to change. Demonstrates the ability to connect
    patients and families with necessary services, both inside and outside the HFHS.
    Maintains a current working knowledge of services available in the local community,
    particularly services available to patients with limited or non-existent payment
    resources. Must demonstrate patience and tact when dealing with patients, families
    and other staff.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

  • LLMSW required
  • Must obtain full licensure upon 12 months of completing 4,000 supervised hours in a
    full time status.
  • A limited licensed MSW must practice under direct supervision of a LMSW. A
    LLMSW must sit for and pass The State Board after acquiring 4,000 hours of
    supervised social work experience. This previous supervised work experience may
    be acquired outside of the Henry Ford Health System.
Additional Information

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health System is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Master's Degree
Required Experience
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